La Coubre memorial rally

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The La Coubre memorial rally was a mass gathering in Havana in 1960 commemorating victims of the La Coubre ship explosion, during which the iconic photograph "Guerrillero Heroico" of Che Guevara was taken.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mass gathering
memorial ceremony
political rally
approximateDate 5 March 1960
associatedWith Cuban revolutionary government
anti-imperialist discourse
commemorates La Coubre explosion NERFINISHED
victims of the La Coubre ship explosion
country Cuba
date 1960
features funeral honors
mass demonstration
public speeches
hasInjuredCountCommemorated hundreds injured
hasParticipant Che Guevara NERFINISHED
Fidel Castro NERFINISHED
Jean-Paul Sartre NERFINISHED
Raúl Castro NERFINISHED
Simone de Beauvoir NERFINISHED
hasPhotograph Guerrillero Heroico NERFINISHED
hasPhotographer Alberto Korda NERFINISHED
hasSlogan Patria o Muerte
hasType state-organized rally
hasVictimCountCommemorated over 70 dead
languageOfSpeeches Spanish
location Havana NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage Cuban press
international press
notableFor creation of the iconic photograph Guerrillero Heroico
organizedBy Cuban government NERFINISHED
Fidel Castro NERFINISHED
politicalContext Cold War NERFINISHED
early Cuban Revolution
relatedEvent La Coubre explosion NERFINISHED
relatedPlace Port of Havana NERFINISHED
subjectOf Cuban Revolution historiography
historical photographs
tookPlaceIn Plaza 13 de Marzo NERFINISHED

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Guerrillero Heroico photograph takenAtEvent La Coubre memorial rally
subject surface form: Guerrillero Heroico